Galileo satellites fitted onto dispenser

The seventh and eighth Galileo satellites being fitted together onto the dispenser that will carry them…

Weightless net testing for derelict satellite capture

The use of deployable nets to catch derelict satellites as they tumble in space was explored…

Comet on 17 October 2014 – NavCam

This single frame Rosetta navigation camera image was taken from a distance of 10.0 km from…

ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter during tests

ESA’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter module is seen here during tests in the anechoic test chamber…

Solar corona viewed by Proba-2

This snapshot of our constantly changing Sun catches looping filaments and energetic eruptions on their outward…

Galileo fuelling

Fuelling of Europe's latest pair of Galileo satellites commenced this week. The eighth Galileo satellite is…

False colour comet – Hapi region

False-colour image showing the smooth Hapi region connecting the head and body of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Differences…

São Miguel, Azores

This image from over the Azores island of São Miguel features a volcanic complex called the…

Earth from Space: Lagoon of tears

Earth from Space is presented by Kelsea Brennan-Wessels from the ESA Web-TV virtual studios. Discover the…

ESA Telerobotics Part 2 – Meteron

In preparation for his 10-day Iriss mission to the International Space Station in September this year,…